The struggle of the reborn prince

Wu Shu, who was convalescing in the mansion, has been restless for the past few days, and his condition, which had improved slightly just now, has returned again.He faintly felt that not only the emperor, but also the courtiers who had always bowed to him in the past began to alienate him since the emperor visited the sick and the eldest son disappeared.This time Wanyan Kexi led Qin Wang's army into the city, and was rewarded by the emperor, but he didn't ask for his opinion, didn't even say hello, and fortunately, he didn't come to visit him at the mansion. Nothing ever happened.

The abnormal performance of the emperor and courtiers made Wu Shu feel uneasy, and realized that his unbreakable position in the past had begun to shake.And all kinds of rumors continued to spread to his ears, saying that in order to support his son to the throne, he actually wanted to make peace with Song Dynasty, and he would not hesitate to sell the interests of the Great Jin Kingdom and sacrifice the emperor.But now he still has a hard time explaining, Wanyan Heng's rebellious son did not know where he hid, and he searched the whole city but found no trace of him, as if the world had evaporated.

What makes Wushu even more unbearable is the emperor's 'coldness'. Thinking back then, he did not hesitate to turn against his brothers and kill many honorable officials for the stability of his throne; Nine deaths; in order to maintain the normal operation of the Kingdom of Jin, he worked so hard to maintain the normal operation of the Kingdom of Jin, so that he was plagued by serious diseases; after the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, he dragged his sick body to plan strategies and dispatch troops to resist the invasion of the enemy... But all this was because of a false rumor But being suspected by the emperor made him very cold. "Master, yesterday the emperor dismissed the post of Marshal of Zuodu on the grounds that Taibao Zongmin was afraid of the enemy in the battle of defending the city, and only retained his post of Zongzheng; he removed Taifu Zongxiong, his Zuoxiang and Yin of Huining Prefecture. Zhang Hao, the prime minister of the right, took over from the prime minister of the left, and Cao Wangzong forced him to be the grand master. He took charge of the affairs of the three provinces and concurrently served as the governor of Huining. , Pu San Zhong Yi is the commander in chief of the right. The relevant provinces and departments have also made adjustments." Xu Lin said.

"Oh, you didn't hear a little wind before the incident, did you notice the change?" Wu Shu said in surprise, the world had changed overnight, which was unexpected, and as the chief assistant, he didn't even know about it. It's not as simple as being left out.

"Master, my subordinates only know that the emperor often invites Zhang Hao and Kexi into the palace for banquets. But they didn't expect them to do such a big thing in secret." Xu Lin said with a guilty face.

"Don't Cai Songnian and others know about it?" Wu Shu hurriedly asked, these people are all his confidants, arranged in the court for aid, one person didn't realize it, so it's too strange that so many people didn't realize it. "Why is that, I treat them well?" Wu Shu asked doubtfully.It is because of his protection and promotion that Cai Songnian and others have achieved their status today, but now they betray themselves, which makes it hard for him to understand.

"Grand Master, this is all due to rumors in the city and the disappearance of Lord Wanhu recently. They are worried that Grand Master will make peace with Zhao Er, and Zhao Er will demand them, traitors of the Southern Dynasty, and they will inevitably die after returning. Therefore..." Xu Lin sighed Said.

"They will believe such groundless words, how could I do such a rebellious thing. Cough cough..." Wu Shu said angrily, coughing uncontrollably under the rage, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Teacher, please calm down and take care of your health. The Kingdom of Jin cannot live without you!" Seeing this, Xu Lin hurriedly persuaded.

"Are they really old men to be bullied? Go find General Sa Henian and come see me!" Wu Shu yelled violently.He knew that the emperor no longer trusted him, so he secretly wooed the courtiers to make him empty.

"Grand Master, Sa Henian has been appointed by the emperor as the defense envoy of the imperial city to protect the palace. All his soldiers have been transferred to the northern city, and the guards in the imperial city have been replaced by the tiger and leopard army led by Kexi." Xu Lin said.

"Ah?! They had planned it long ago!" Wu Shu suddenly said, his son-in-law has become a general in the army under his own cultivation, and he is also a pawn laid by him, but now he has been deprived of military power, his biggest reliance gone too.He didn't expect that after operating for so long, he would finally be tricked by a puppet manipulated by him, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out from his throat...

Wan Yanquan took the gratifying opportunity of King Qin's army entering the city, used his soldiers to quickly control the palace ban, removed all Wushu's cronies, and first ensured his own safety.Later, taking advantage of Wushu's serious illness and unable to do everything by himself, he used Zhang Hao to stabilize the government, and disintegrated Wushu's alliance under coercion and lure.And this allows Wanyan Quan to succeed easily, because everyone knows that Wushu's life is not long, but there is no one in the court who can replace his position as a powerful minister, so the emperor must be in charge, and sooner or later he will have to line up again, it is better to take the seat first , Embracing the emperor's thick legs.

After the adjustment in the court, Wan Yanquan ordered the grand master to rest at ease and stop worrying about the government. He also gave good medicine and nourishing things, and sent an imperial doctor to the mansion for diagnosis and treatment. It can be described as extremely caring. phase.But just when Wanyan Quan breathed a sigh of relief for regaining control of the court, the Song army began to attack the city again, and ordered the captured Jin soldiers to build wooden fences around the city and fill trenches to strengthen their defense against Huining City. besieged,.

At this time, Huining City in September had already entered winter, and the sky was freezing. After being besieged for nearly two months, the Song Army did not withdraw due to the arrival of cold winter as Wan Yanquan and others expected.However, after two food turmoil in the city, the development of the situation finally reached a state of extreme terror and grief.Due to the impassability of food roads, the city has a population of more than 40. The daily food consumption is astronomical. When the food is exhausted, the dead look at each other, and all edible things such as leather utensils are steamed and eaten.

Furthermore, due to the cold weather, a large amount of firewood was needed for heating, and because the Song army blocked firewood, they had a scene in the old city of Bianjing. First, all the trees in the city were cut down, and then they began to use wooden furniture as firewood. Now it has come to the point where houses are being demolished to get wood, but there are still many people who cannot survive the cold night and are frozen to death. At this time, Huining City has become a veritable city of purgatory on earth!

Wan Yanquan convened a meeting of officials to discuss strategies to protect the country and save lives.But at the meeting, no one seemed to be able to come up with any good ideas. The emperor held his hands in silence, wept non-stop, and repeatedly nagged that he was powerless.And the two new prime ministers also seemed helpless in this situation. A clever woman would never be able to cook without rice, and there was no way to retreat from the enemy except to sigh and sigh.Then some people thought of the Wushu who had been 'lost' again. In the past when the Dajin Kingdom was cornered by the Song Dynasty, there was no Taishi helpless, and he resolved them one by one.

But just after this meeting, according to a reliable person who had participated in the peace talks, what the Southern Dynasty feared the most was not the emperor, but Wushu.Zhao Er hated that he had led troops south to attack the Song Dynasty and captured his father and brother, especially after he took control of the government, he attacked Koryo to destroy the alliance between the two countries, built boundary trenches and deployed heavy troops against the Southern Dynasty.Therefore, during the Northern Expedition, Zhao Er had already made up his mind to get rid of it to avoid future troubles, otherwise he would never withdraw his troops.The failure of the peace talks was mainly because the emperor refused to let him go out of the city as a hostage, but because he was still in control of the government at that time, no one dared to talk about it.

Now under the freezing weather, Zhao Er still sent troops to besiege the city because of Wushu, as long as the court handed them over, they would retreat and return to the court.The insider news quickly spread in the city. Normally, everyone would just laugh it off as a talking point, and destroying a country for one person only appeared in legends. Zhao Er is not stupid, and he went to war just to kill a checkmate People, not many people will believe it.

But now the situation is critical and precarious. The soldiers and civilians in the city are like drowning people. They want to seize any chance of survival, even if it is a straw. .In line with the purpose of preferring to believe what it has but not to believe what it doesn't, some people began to petition the imperial court to send Wushu to the Southern Dynasty, sacrificing one person to save hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city.Under the pressure of public opinion, Wan Yanquan expressed that the imperial court will carefully consider and give everyone a satisfactory answer...

There was a lot of public opinion in the city, and the news inevitably passed through the palaces and reached Wu Shu's ears. He shuddered all over when he heard about it. Of course, he was not frightened, but angry.Thinking about how I have spent my whole life fighting for the Dajin Kingdom, and now I have ended up in the miserable situation of being betrayed by the government and the opposition, what is the point of living!But after all, Wushu had passed through the sea of ​​swords and blood. How can a person who has survived a hundred battles be so fragile and easily surrendered, so he wrote to the emperor to ask him to send an elite army out of the city to fight to the death, to be loyal to the country, in the name of his loyalty .

Unexpectedly, Wushu's statement caused another uproar. The next day, there were crowds of people outside the Taishi's mansion, and the army and civilians asked the Taishi not to die easily, but to take care of his body and go to the Song camp to save his life. The safety of the people in the city is in danger, and the emperor is asked to send the grand master out of the city as soon as possible, so as to avoid long nights and dreams, which will harm the army and people in the city.

"I'm so angry..." Wu Shu on the sickbed heard the thunderous petitions from thousands of soldiers and civilians, and couldn't help turning over and standing up, looking at the sky and roaring, his mountain-like body fell straight, and the servant rushed to catch up Go ahead, take a breath, the old master has passed away from everyone's "blessings"...